Sofa bedstead



A. T. PISON SOFA BEDSTEAD Dec. 21, 1937.

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A T. PISON SOFA BEDSTEAD Filed Nov. 27, 1935 4 Sheets-Sheet 3 Q o o o 0 Q vw uMowowowokvro Patented Dec. 21, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT" OFFICE.

SOFA BEDSTEAD' Antonio '1. Pison, Molo, lloilo, P. I.

Application November 27, 1935, Serial No. 51,919

2 Claims.

of such article may be had with dispatch andwithout labor on the part of the operator thereof.

Another object of the invention is the provision of an article of furniture of this character, wherein the same permits of the storing of bedding material, such as pillows, covering and other decorative accessories and the converting of the article for service as a sofa or as a bedstead is easily accomplished and in either service is neat and attractive in appearance,

A further object of the invention is the provision of an article of furniture of this character, wherein through the use of latches when the article is converted into a sofa or a bedstead it will be firm and secure and whenin service as a bedstead may wear a canopy of mosquito netting so as to protect the occupant or occupants from flying insects, particularly mosquitoes.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of an article of furniture of this char acter, which is comparatively simple in construction,-thoroughly reliable and efficient in operation, strong, durable and inexpensive to manufacture and install.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the feature of construction, combination andarrang ement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described, illus- Figure 5 is a side elevation of the article of furniture serving as a bedstead.

Figure 6 is a view similar to Figure 5 looking toward the opposite side thereof and showing by dotted lines the shifted position of the head and foot pieces for converting the article from a Bedstead to a sofa.

Figure 7 is a bottom plan view of the rest frame for the article of furniture.

Figure 8 is a vertical transverse sectional view .through the article of furniture when converted into a sofa.

Figure 9 is a fragmentary enlarged vertical sectional view taken transversely of the article of furniture when in position as a'bedstead.

Figure 10 is a sectional View on the line Illof Figure 9 looking in the direction of the ar- Figure 14 is a vertical transverse sectional I View through a rest frame of modified form.

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the'several viewsin the drawings.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the article of furniture comprises a combined sofa and bedstead including head and foot pieces A and B, respectively, these being of the open railed type and'each has stationary and horizontally swinging sections Ill and II, respectively. Be-

tween the stationary sections ll] of the head and foot pieces A and B is a box-like body l2 provided with slide drawers l3 and a compartment I l therebetween. This compartment I4 is accessible on the swinging open of a door I5 thereto, it being vertically swung upon hinges I6 and carries a latch H. The box-like body I2 is made secure to the head and foot pieces in any desirable manner and the said body is made up of boards. The compartment I4 is for the storage of bed clothing or accessories while the drawers it are suitable for carrying night garments, slippers or other wearing apparel.

It is preferable to' have the head and foot pieces A and B provided with intermediate and. outer legs or feet l8 and !9, respectively. The box-like body i2 is substantially the width of the sections I0 ofjthe head and foot pieces A and B and the sections H are swingingly supported by upper and lower hinges 20 and 2|, respectively, the lower hinges having their pintles out of vertical alignment with the pintles of the upper hinges 20 so that when these sections I I are swung inwardly against the box-like body I2 the leading ends will slightly rise from a horizontal plane when the said sections II! and II are in alignment with each other, this being the position thereof when the article of furniture is serving as a bedstead. When the sections I I are swung inwardly against the box-like body I2 they are in a position for the servicing of the article of furniture as a sofa, these services being described hereinafter in detail.

Adapted to be superimposed upon the box-like body I2 to lie at rest upon resilient corner pads 22 is one of a pair of swinging sections 23 constituting a rest frame C for a mattress, cushions or the like, these sections 23 being swingingly connected by hinges 24 and the other of said sections 23 when lowered into the. same plane with its com panion section of the frame C will extend between the sections I I of the head and foot pieces A and B when these sections I I are aligned with the sections II! of said pieces so that the rest frame will be positioned for the servicing of the article of furniture as a bedstead. The sections II carry at their leading ends lateral bearings 25, these having upstanding pins 26 and side keeper lugs 21, respectively, so that the section 23 when between the sections I I may be made secure by hav ing the pins 25 enter sockets 28 companion thereto in the frame C, the latter being also provided with 7 leaf spring catches 29 for latching engagement with the lugs 21 and thus fastening the frame C with the bearings 25, the frame C being adapted to rest upon the box-like body I2 and the said bearings 25 when the article of furniture is serving as a bedstead.

The head and foot pieces A and B are equipped with leaf spring latches 30, these being carried by the sections IU of said pieces and are engageable in seats 3I provided in the sections I I of said pieces so as to hold the said sections I I in fastened aligned relation to the sections I0.

Within the box-like body I2 at the proper location are spring thrown latching bolts 32, these being preferably within the compartment I4 and operate vertically to extend through the top of said box-like body I2 for engagement with the bearings 25 when the sections II are manually swung inwardly against the back or innermost side of the said body I2 for latching the same in this position, the said sections II being initially moved inwardly under the action of coiled retractile springs 33 anchored to said sections II and to the body I2 in any suitable manner. The bolts 32 are fitted with inverted substantially L- shaped arms 34 which play through suitable clearances 35 in the back or innermost side of the body I2 and are passed through an upper rail 35. These arms are connected to links 35 constituting hangers beneath the rail 35' for a foot rail 31 suspended outside of the box-like body l2 and foot controlled. Beyond opposite ends of the rail 3'! are trips 38 each including double companion levers and the same are acted upon by the said rail" 3'! which has its ends in an overlapped relation to said trips so that when depressing this rail 31 the trips will play upon the push pins 39 slidably fitted vertically in the sections II to cause such pins to operate the latches 3B for automatically releasing such latches and thus freeing the sections II at these points. These sections II when swung outwardly under the tension of the springs 58 are latched in theoutward position aligned with the sections I0. Now the latches fastening the sections II in their full outward position are released by depressing the foot rail 31 and such sections are moved slightly inwardly by the springs 33 to avoid relatching when the pressure is relieved from the said foot rail. The sections II are moved inwardly against the. resistance of the springs 58 and when folded against the body of the structure they are latched in this position. Thus it is immaterial as to the length of the bedstead because it is not necessary that an operator swing the sections outwardly when depressing the rail 31 because when these sections II are released from their inwardly folded position, the springs 53 are active to move the same outwardly while such sections I I after initial movement by the springs 33 are manually shifted inwardly to folded position. This foot rail 31 also releases the latching bolts 32 when engaging the bearings 25 so that the sections I I can be free to permit the same to be brought into alignment with the sections III or for the swinging of said sections II inwardly against the box-like body I2.

The frame C in the sections 23 thereof has diagonal braces 40 and it is also preferable to have this frame carry rattan fabrication 4I although the same may be cane fabrication and upon this frame C is accommodated the cushions or a mattress when the article of furniture is converted into a bedstead or sofa. The section 23 of the frame C is adaptedto extend between the sections II of the head and foot pieces when the latter are unfolded to align with the sections I0; this section 23 when swung upwardly rests against these sections I I when folded to constitute a back to the sofa when the article of furniture is converted into the same.

The frame C has the section 23 adapted to be disposed between the sections I I of the head and foot pieces fitted with brackets 42 constituting a rack for the uprights 43 and cross head bows 44 therefor which when set up afford a support for mosquito netting 45 serving as a canopy. The uprights 43 when in use are detachably fastened at 46 and 41, respectively, to the head and foot pieces A and B. One of the uprights has fitted therein electric wiring 48 for a light bulb 49, the electric current being controllable by a switch 50 upon said upright, the switch being conveniently located to an occupant of the article of furniture either as a sofa or a bedstead and likewise the electric light bulb 49 being suitably located for reading purposes. The section 23 of the frame C to be superimposed upon the boxlike body I2 is equipped with a padding or cushioned at 5| for comfort when the article of furniture is converted from a bedstead into a sofa.

The drawers I3 and the door I5 are located at the front or outermost side of the box-like body I 2 for convenient access and the outer faces ofthese are flat and smooth so as not to detract from the article of furniture when serving as a bedstead or sofa.

In Figure 14 of the drawings there is shown a slight modification of rest frame wherein the sections 52 and 53, respectively, include the tongue and grooved joined boards 54 bolted or otherwise made secure to angled bars 55 marginally about said frame. The angled bars 55 enable the seating of a mattress (not shown) upon this frame when covering the sections 52 and 53 thereof. It may be found desirable to have the section 23 of the frame C constituting the back to the sofa when the article of furniture is converted rest upon shoulders 56 carried by the sections ID of the head and foot pieces A and B instead of resting against the inwardly folded sections ll of these pieces.

The uprights 43 have connection with the bows 44 by couplings 51 when these parts are set up to function as a canopy for the netting 45 which is hung over the article of furniture when converted into a bedstead for protecting the occupant or occupants from mosquitoes or other flying insects. The uprights 43 are readily separable from the head and foot pieces A and B when the mosquito netting 45 is not to be used and the bows 44 separated from the uprights 43 so that these parts can be stored or engaged in the rack 42 as hereinbefore set forth and in the knocked-down or stored condition are hidden from view when the article of furniture is used as a sofa or bedstead, the said parts being readily removable from the rack when required for use.

The lower hinges 2| carry coiled springs 58 whichare for the purpose of swinging the sections ll outwardly While the springs 33 give inward starting action to these sections when released by the catches 30 for the manual inward folding of said sections II. In other words, the tension of the springs 33 at the beginning of the folding or swinging movement of the sections I l is greater than the tension of the springs 58 in the hinges 2|. The springs 33 become inactive and slacken instantly on the moving inwardly of the sections H while the springs 58 concurrently are active thus there being no possibility of the catches 30 reseating at 3| when released by the foot rail 31 because the instant the catches are unseated the sections ll begin to swing inwardly from aligned matched relation to the sections of the head and foot pieces A and B.

What isclaimed is:

1. An article of furniture of the character de scribed comprising head and foot pieces each including stationary and horizontally swinging sections, a box-like body supported by the stationary sections and arranged between the same, a rest frame carried by the box-like body and having an extensible portion for extension be -V tween the swinging sections of the head and foot pieces, means for initially moving the swinging sections of the head and foot pieces inwardly toward the box-like body for subsequently holding the extensible portion of the rest in a position to form a back support and foot operated means for latching the swinging sections of the head and foot pieces in positions when the rest frame is extended therebetweenand when the latter is in back supporting position.

2. An article of furniture of the character described comprising head and foot pieces each including stationary and horizontally swinging sections, a box-like body supported by the stationary sections and arranged between the same,

a rest frame carried by the box-like body and having an extensible portion for extension between the swinging sections of' the head and foot pieces, means for initially moving the swinging sections of the head and foot pieces inwardly toward the box-like body for subsequently holding the extensible portion of the rest in a position to form a back support, foot operated means for latching the swinging sections of the head and foot pieces in positions when the rest frame is extended therebetween, means for releasably latching the swinging sections of the head and foot pieces when moved against the box-like body, corner pads carried by the box-like body for the said rest frame and means for latching the rest frame with the sections of the head and foot pieces when said frame is extended therebetween.

ANTONIO T. PISON. 

